Shade roller supporting means



Nov. 24, 1931. E. c. COBABE S HADE ROLLER SUPPORTING MEANS Filed Aug. 4, 1931 Patented Nov. 24, 1931 PATENT FFECE EDWARD C. COBABE, OF BALTIIJIORE, MARYLAND SHADE ROLLER SUPPORTING MEANS Application filed August 4, 1931.

This invention relates to means for supporting shade roller brackets whereby the latter may be readily adjusted on the support to suit the length of the shade roller.

The invention comprises a single piece support composed of a sheet metal stamping to which a shade roller bracket of the kind commonly in use may be adjustably attached, without requiring any change in the bracket.

The details of the invention will be clear from the following specification and the accompanying drawings, in which,

Fig. 1 is a transversesection through the support, showing a shade roller bracket thereon, the support being mounted on a Window casing;

Fig. 2 is a front perspective view of the support;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same with a shade roller bracket attached, and,

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a shade roller bracket. 7

Referring to the drawings, 6 indicates a window frame, a the support for a shade roller bracket, and 0 indicates a bracket of the type commonly used for supporting shade rollers.

The support a is made from a strip of sheet metal which is formed with raised parallel channels a at its sides, and an intermediate depressed channel a The front walls 1 of the side channels are flat, as shown, and are provided with longitudinal slots 2, and the side walls 3 of the channels are substantially at right angles to the front walls. The wall 4 of the central channel is provided with holes 5 near its ends through which screws or nails may be inserted to attach the support to a window frame.

The support is adapted to hold the type of shade roller bracket which is in common use, without requring any change in the bracket. One of these brackets is shown at 0, consisting of a fiat base piece 6 having screw holes 7 near its ends, and a part 8 projecting at right angles to the base and adapted to receive the pintle of a shade roller. The distance between the slots 2 in the support is the same as the distance between the screw holes 7 in the bracket, and the latter is ad- Serial No. 555,117.

justably secured to the support by means of screws 9 which pass through the holes and the slots and into nuts 10 within the channels. These nuts, engaging the side walls of the channels, are prevented from turning by said walls. These walls also serve to stiffen the support.

The supports, with the brackets attached, are secured in horizontal position to the window casing by nails or screws 11 which pass through the holes The bracket on each support can then be adjusted horizontally to suit the ength of the shade roller, by loosening the screws 9, moving the bracket longitudinally of the support and then tightening the screws. In tightening or loosening the screws, the nuts are held from turning by the channel walls. The side channels support the base of the bracket above the heads of the screws 11 which pass through the holes in the central channel and secure the support to the casing, and hence these screws do not interfere with the adjustment of the bracket.

What I claim is:

A shade-rolier bracket support comprising a sheet metal strip formed with raised longitudinal side channels and an intermediate depressed central channel, the side channels having longitudinal slots in their front walls, a roller support having screw-holes in its base registering with said slots, screws extending through said holes and slots, and nuts on said screws within the side channels and prevented from turning by the side walls of the latter channels In testimony whereot I afiiX my signature.

EDWARD c. COBABE. 

